AMBER MANY OF US TREAT OUR PETS... JUST LIKE CHILDREN! SAM SO IMAGINE A LEXINGTON COUPLE S CONCERN WHEN THEIR APPARENTLY HAPPY, HEALTHY DOGS... STARTED SHOWING SOME DISTURBING SYMPTOMS! DENNY TREASE TELLS US WHY THEYRE NOW BLAMIJG A POPULAR MEDICINE.. FOR THEIR DOGS PROBLEMS. VO Dawnn Richmond and Rod Henderson got a scare this week when their two dogs, Ruby Samantha, govery sick after being treated with Sergeants Gold Flea and Tick medication. SOT Rod called me and said that Samantha had been throwing up and had threw up at least 4 times. She was excessively drooling so when I got home, we gave both of them a bath and they were still excessively drooling and wouldnt eat. VO Dawnn called poison control and was given a worst case scenario if gs are somehow overexposed to this product. SOT Some dogs will start having seizures and will die. VO Then she called Southland Veterinary Hospital for advice. SOT And they said just watch them and make su that they don t start having trouble breathing or anything like that. When you have 2 different animals doing the same thing, it makes you kind of wonder. When I looked it up on the internet and I saw how many complaints and how many dogs had been affected by this product, I was just furious. If its this bad and there s that many complaints that people have posted on line, why hasnt this product been puled from the shelves. VO Sergeants meanwhile has responded t complaints by expanding its Look At The Label educational campaign. Dawn Richmond though claims she folowed the rather scant label directions on the Sergeants product she used. SOT There was no real warning on the box. The boxu said,f human consumption happens it gets in your eyes, is is whato.TANDUP It does sayight here on thebox that if signs of nsitivity c, bathe yourg with sp and rinse willrge amounts of water. OTt I assumed that sensitivity uld be more like itchinor dness or somethingikea not droling or miting.O Lexington, Deny Trease, YT 2Newsfirst.WE CONTACTED THE KENTUCKY REGIONAL POISON CENTER IN LOUISVILLE, BUT OFFICIALS THERE WOULD NOT CONFIRM IF ANY PETS ACTUALY DIED AFTER TAKING THE MEDICATION. WATER ENDED UP CAUSING SOME BIG PROBLEMS TODAY.. AT A KENTUCKY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL! FND OUT WHY.

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AIRDATE: 08-28-2008
TRANSCRIPT: amber many of us treat our pets... just like children! sam so imagine a lexington couple s concern when their apparently happy, healthy dogs... started showing some disturbing symptoms! denny trease tells us why theyre now blamijg a popular medicine.. for their dogs problems. vo dawnn richmond and rod henderson got a scare this week when their two dogs, ruby samantha, govery sick after being treated with sergeants gold flea and tick medication. sot rod called me and said that samantha had been throwing up and had threw up at least 4 times. she was excessively drooling so when i got home, we gave both of them a bath and they were still excessively drooling and wouldnt eat. vo dawnn called poison control and was given a worst case scenario if gs are somehow overexposed to this product. sot some dogs will start having seizures and will die. vo then she called southland veterinary hospital for advice. sot and they said just watch them and make su that they don t start having trouble breathing or anything like that. when you have 2 different animals doing the same thing, it makes you kind of wonder. when i looked it up on the internet and i saw how many complaints and how many dogs had been affected by this product, i was just furious. if its this bad and there s that many complaints that people have posted on line, why hasnt this product been puled from the shelves. vo sergeants meanwhile has responded t complaints by expanding its look at the label educational campaign. dawn richmond though claims she folowed the rather scant label directions on the sergeants product she used. sot there was no real warning on the box. the boxu said,f human consumption happens it gets in your eyes, is is whato.tandup it does sayight here on thebox that if signs of nsitivity c, bathe yourg with sp and rinse willrge amounts of water. ott i assumed that sensitivity uld be more like itchinor dness or somethingikea not droling or miting.o lexington, deny trease, yt 2newsfirst.we contacted the kentucky regional poison center in louisville, but officials there would not confirm if any pets actualy died after taking the medication. water ended up causing some big problems today.. at a kentucky elementary school! fnd out why.